Day: July 18, 2026

Abbottabad: In a major relief for motorists, the Abbottabad Traffic Police have cleared the long-pending backlog of driving licences and asked applicants who had applied for motorcycle, car and jeep licences to collect their documents or check their postal addresses for delivery.

For the past two to three years, the issuance of driving licences remained a major challenge across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in Abbottabad, due to the non-availability of licence printing facilities in the region. As a result, many licences had to be printed in Peshawar before being dispatched to different districts, causing lengthy delays for applicants.

Following sustained efforts, the Traffic Police have now managed to clear the backlog by printing all pending licences and initiating their distribution.

According to an official notice, applicants whose licences have been processed should first check their postal addresses, as many licences have already been dispatched through the postal service and delivered to their homes. Those who have not yet received their licences can collect them from the Abbottabad Traffic Licence Branch.

The Traffic Police advised citizens to contact the 1915 Traffic Helpline for further information regarding the status or collection of their driving licences.

The move is expected to significantly improve public service delivery and provide long-awaited relief to thousands of motorists in Abbottabad and surrounding areas who had been waiting for their driving licences.

Abbottabad: In a major relief for motorists, the Abbottabad Traffic Police have cleared the long-pending backlog of driving licences and asked applicants who had applied for motorcycle, car and jeep licences to collect their documents or check their postal addresses for delivery.

For the past two to three years, the issuance of driving licences remained a major challenge across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in Abbottabad, due to the non-availability of licence printing facilities in the region. As a result, many licences had to be printed in Peshawar before being dispatched to different districts, causing lengthy delays for applicants.

Following sustained efforts, the Traffic Police have now managed to clear the backlog by printing all pending licences and initiating their distribution.

According to an official notice, applicants whose licences have been processed should first check their postal addresses, as many licences have already been dispatched through the postal service and delivered to their homes. Those who have not yet received their licences can collect them from the Abbottabad Traffic Licence Branch.

The Traffic Police advised citizens to contact the 1915 Traffic Helpline for further information regarding the status or collection of their driving licences.

The move is expected to significantly improve public service delivery and provide long-awaited relief to thousands of motorists in Abbottabad and surrounding areas who had been waiting for their driving licences.

Hyderabad: A man sustained partial burns as the apartment where he lived caught fire reportedly from a short circuit in Samanabad town in Bhitai Nagar police station’s limits here on Friday.

An official of Rescue 1122 informed here on Friday that 45 years old Engr Fareed Memon sustained burns on his face and hands.

He added that the fire spread to the flat when Memon was taking a shower in a bathroom.

According to him, after receiving the emergency complaint the fire tenders of Rescue 1122 rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire immediately, preventing it from spreading to other apartments.

The injured person was taken to the burns ward of Liaquat University Hospital.

Hyderabad: A man sustained partial burns as the apartment where he lived caught fire reportedly from a short circuit in Samanabad town in Bhitai Nagar police station’s limits here on Friday.

An official of Rescue 1122 informed here on Friday that 45 years old Engr Fareed Memon sustained burns on his face and hands.

He added that the fire spread to the flat when Memon was taking a shower in a bathroom.

According to him, after receiving the emergency complaint the fire tenders of Rescue 1122 rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire immediately, preventing it from spreading to other apartments.

The injured person was taken to the burns ward of Liaquat University Hospital.

Sialkot: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Friday seized 2,463 litres of counterfeit carbonated beverages during a targeted crackdown in Pasrur tehsil.

According to a PFA spokesperson, specialized Food Safety Teams raided a trader’s premises in Pasrur’s Sabzi Mandi and allegedly found counterfeit beverages bearing the labels of well-known soft drink brands. The entire stock was confiscated on the spot.

In a separate raid at a shop in Mohalla Tajpura, the PFA recovered a large quantity of beverages deceptively packaged to resemble popular soft drink brands.

Officials collected samples of the suspected beverages and sent them to a laboratory for chemical analysis to determine their composition and assess their compliance with food safety standards.

The spokesperson said a case was registered against the trader involved, while further investigation was underway.

Sialkot: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Friday seized 2,463 litres of counterfeit carbonated beverages during a targeted crackdown in Pasrur tehsil.

According to a PFA spokesperson, specialized Food Safety Teams raided a trader’s premises in Pasrur’s Sabzi Mandi and allegedly found counterfeit beverages bearing the labels of well-known soft drink brands. The entire stock was confiscated on the spot.

In a separate raid at a shop in Mohalla Tajpura, the PFA recovered a large quantity of beverages deceptively packaged to resemble popular soft drink brands.

Officials collected samples of the suspected beverages and sent them to a laboratory for chemical analysis to determine their composition and assess their compliance with food safety standards.

The spokesperson said a case was registered against the trader involved, while further investigation was underway.